May 21, 2026
Investing in history students
Gordon J. and Ruth M. Macdonald P’89, GP ’19,’22 created the Macdonald-Matthes Endowed Professorship in the History Department
History
Oct 29, 2025
Caroline Séquin to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
As keynote speaker delivering the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Faculty Lecture, Prof. Caroline Séquin will discuss France’s use of legal and extra-legal…
Sep 17, 2025
Celebrating faculty: Caroline Séquin
What is the focus of your research/area of expertise? My research focuses on the ways ideas and policies pertaining to gender, race, and sexuality shape…
Sep 5, 2025
Inside the classroom: Brewing up knowledge
Prof. Rebekah Pite's Global Stimulants course gives students a fresh perspective on some of the world’s most popular caffeinated brews.
Mar 27, 2025
Global classrooms: Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany
Students spent the break hopping trains between Poland, the Czech Republic, and Germany.
Mar 20, 2025
Hafsa Kanjwal to deliver Jones Faculty Lecture
As the keynote speaker delivering the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Faculty Lecture April 1, Prof. Hafsa Kanjwal will highlight how strategic claims…
Feb 11, 2025
Expanding horizons, fostering empowerment
The Lafayette journey of Peaches Dargbeh ’27 has taught her that when it comes to her passion for helping others, there’s no such thing as borderlines…
Nov 14, 2024
Prof. Caroline Séquin releases new book, ‘Desiring Whiteness: A Racial History of Prostitution in France and Colonial Senegal’
Prof. Caroline Séquin's new book uncovers the intertwined histories of commercial sex and racial politics in France and the French Empire
Aug 29, 2024
Celebrating faculty: Hafsa Kanjwal
Learn more about Hafsa Kanjwal, associate professor of history.
Mar 11, 2024
Skillman’s Japanese postcard collection attracts international attention
The 400 postcards in the collection were written in Japan in the months immediately after the end of World War II.